#artist

You know, Hitler wanted to be an artist. At eighteen he took his inheritance, seven hundred kronen, and moved to Vienna to live and study... Ever see one of his paintings? Neither have I. Resistance beat him. Call it overstatement but I'll say it anyway: it was easier for Hitler to start World War II than it was for him to face a blank square of canvas. ↗

— Steven Pressfield

#world-war-ii

Idol has pretty much taken me out of my recording and out of my choreography. I have managed to slip in some choreography jobs. And I've been writing songs for other artists. ↗

— Paula Abdul

#been #choreography #i #idol #jobs

An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#artist #emperor #her #his #oppresses

I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#being #doing #embraced #i #like

The artists I look up to are the ones who push their own limits. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#i #limits #look #ones #own

To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists' careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#artists #careers #come #dreams #fruition

Everyone in my family is an artist in some capacity whether they're musicians, painters, or sculptors, so it's in their blood. ↗

— Jessica Alba

#blood #capacity #everyone #family #musicians

I was at the Royal Art School. That was a preparatory school specially for art teachers. You see, it was not so much for the development of artists. But we had there terribly stiff training. ↗

— Josef Albers

#art school #artists #development #had #i

In Italy the artist is a god. Now if the artist is a god, the scientist is likewise a god. ↗

— Josef Albers

#god #italy #likewise #now #scientist

The aim of our studies is to prove that color is the most relative means of artistic expression, that we never really perceive what color is physically. ↗

— Josef Albers

#artistic #artistic expression #color #expression #means